Characters of the Spyro Series
Heroes
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Spyro the Dragon is an enthusiastic, cocky, purple dragon and the is main character of the series. Unlike other dragons, who are slow and strong, Spyro is quick and nimble. Even after being the hero many times he is still mocked for his size.
Game appearances: All
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Sparx is Spyro's dragonfly companion. He helps protect Spyro, collect gems, and gives out helpful information throughout the game including Spyro's health status.
Game appearances: All
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Agent 9 is a crazy laser-pistol-wielding space monkey who is originally a lab monkey of the Professor's.
Game appearances: Year of the Dragon, Season of Flame and Attack of the Rhynocs
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Bentley & Bartholomew are yeti brothers. Bentley is very strong and fights with an ice club. Bartholomew is his younger brother.
Game appearances: Year of the Dragon, Enter the Dragonfly, A Hero's Tail
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Bianca is a young rabbit girl who was once in service to the Sorceress. After Hunter saves her from her own magic, she joins him and Spyro and helps them defeat the Sorceress. She and Hunter develop a romantic relationship.
Game appearances: Year of the Dragon, Season of Ice, Enter the Dragonfly, Season of Flame, and Shadow Legacy
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Cynder is an evil dragon turned good by Spyro. She is evil in the first in the Legend of Spyro games, but helps Spyro defeat The Dark Master in the last two. Cynder later confesses her love for Spyro, and the two are seen flying together at the end of the third Legend games.
Game appearances: Year of the Dragon, Season of Ice, Enter the Dragonfly, Season of Flame, and Shadow Legacy
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Dragon Elders serve as the government of the Dragon Realms.
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Elora is a faun and one of Spyro's friends who he meets in Avalar. She kisses Spyro on the cheek after he saves Avalar. She appears to be Spyro's love interest but their relationship is not featured later in the games.
Game appearances: Ripto's Rage, Year of the Dragon
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Hunter is a cheetah and Spyro's best friend besides Sparx. He often challenges Spyro to contests. He is dimwitted and absentminded but is a fast runner, highly trained archer, and skilled pilot of many different vehicles.
Game appearances: Ripto's Rage, Year of the Dragon, Season of Ice, Enter the Dragonfly, Season of Flame, Attack of the Rhynocs, A Hero's Tail, The Cortex Conspiracy, and Shadow Legacy
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Moneybags is a greedy, wealthy bear who sells Spyro various abilities, as well as unlocking bridges and passageways for a fee. His greed has often come back to haunt him, such as in Ripto's Rage where he sells bombs to Ripto, who attacked him with them when taking over the Winter Tundra castle.
Game appearances: Ripto's Rage, Year of the Dragon, Season of Ice, Enter the Dragonfly, Season of Flame, Attack of the Rhynocs, A Hero's Tail, The Cortex Conspiracy, and Shadow Legacy
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Sgt. James Byrd is the world's only flying penguin and was raised by hummingbirds. After joining the Air Corps, he helps Spyro fight the Sorceress and her minions. He later returns to help Spyro in A Hero's Tail.
Game appearances: Year of the Dragon, Attack of the Rhynocs, A Hero's Tail
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Sheila is a small kangaroo whose large feet are extremely powerful, allowing her to kick foes out of the way and jump to tremendous heights. She has an Australian accent and a casually enthusiastic attitude.
Game appearances: Year of the Dragon, Season of Ice and Season of Flame
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The Professor is a mole with memory and vision problems. He wears glasses, which he often breaks. He builds lots of gadgets to help Spyro on his adventures.
Game appearances: Ripto's Rage and Year of the Dragon
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Zoe is a fairy who Spyro meets in Avalar. She appears in set places throughout levels, and acts as a checkpoint.
Game appearances: Ripto's Rage, Year of the Dragon, Season of Ice, Enter the Dragonfly, Season of Flame, Attack of the Rhynocs, A Hero's Tail, The Cortex Conspiracy, and Shadow Legacy
Villains
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Gnasty Gnorc is the main villain in Spyro the Dragon and a villain in Spyro: A Hero's Tail. He is the leader of the Gnorcs, a race of monsters said to combine the short temper of a gnome with the bad attitude of an orc. He has a green body, with metal gray armor, a metal helmet, and a mace. He is also shown to have a good understanding of magic.
Game appearances: Spyro the Dragon and A Hero's Tail
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Ripto is the villain of many of the Spyro games, originally appearing in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage. He is a short but powerful sorcerer who, upon being transported to the realm of Avalar, announces that he will be taking it over. Before even meeting Spyro, Ripto is shown to have a hatred towards dragons, his confrontations with Spyro further fuel his hatred. He is also irritated whenever someone makes a comment on his size.
Game appearances: Ripto's Rage, Enter the Dragonfly, Season of Flame, Attack of the Rhynocs and The Cortex Conspiracy'
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The Sorceress is the main villain in Spyro: Year of the Dragon. She is a blue dinosaur-like creature with a wand containing a dragon egg. She is extremely old but powerful.
Game appearances: Year of the Dragon